The Ego's Magic Trick // LTC Masterclass

[@LisaSimplified]

1:00 "An illusion is something that depends on something else in order to exist." (A.Akbe; LTC Masterclass) This is such a foundational concept; deceptively simple yet having endless life applications. These videos are a profoundly important service to humanity and I'm very grateful to Aaron and his guests for their dedication to decompose this deep topic.

[@lawof1]

your work is so incredible Aaron I am forever grateful for discovering your channel.. I am 17 years old and my whole life i’ve always felt out of place when it came to religions. Ive always been an isolated person sometimes i would get into deep depression so I would look into all kinds of spiritual teachings and it resonated w my heart a lot better than religion. Once I discovered your channel something clicked and I felt this unexplainable experience of oneness with all that is. I found my home, my sacred heaven space, it is within each one of us. my heart is full of love and light and the peace of God. We are all on a mission. I love you all! Life is wonderful in every moment when you allow presence to be present. I am that I am.

[@MrYeet-ip4qj]

@@lucasdesiqueira6122 what does this mean😐

[@amomentinnature]

@@lucasdesiqueira6122 because all 'things' are Light (these illusionary peaks and troughs of waves on the aetheric 'ocean' some people label God) which at their highest vibrations are felt as Love/Bliss. God = Source = Love / Light = Lame nickname = consciousness of everything (including KZbin comments)

[@cloudryder3497]

When I perceive something without ego I don't know what it is. And that's the best thing about it. Everything becomes new when you get rid of ego

[@cloudryder3497]

When you look at things without judgment then they become beautiful automatically

[@sasmills]

Yet, assessing something as beautiful is a judgement 💚

[@cloudryder3497]

@@sasmills the beauty is in the perfect balance of neutrality

[@javawsey]

Words we need to hear and understand.

[@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock]

Yes, things like starvation, disease, war, depression, paying bills, rape, and pain are beautiful. Existence in the physical isn't something that can be distilled down to a pithy greeting card trope. Try again.

[@cloudryder3497]

@@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock Concepts

[@lureup9973]

God says..”Be as separate as you want to be my son”....uuuuuggghhh..this such a beautiful and wild ride..thank you for reminding us about the freedom we have ..it is so beautiful and so liberating to know God is not judging us, that his own true goodness and nature are through love pulling us back into our oneness with him..regardless of how much we buy into the snake!..Thank you!

[@LCspice]

👑💙💫💎🕊🏩🎵

[@fepethepenguin8287]

And who are you again??? 😃😉

[@emokpairestephen7492]

Beautiful description of Illusion. Thanks Aaron.

[@malcolmnicoll1165]

Infinite love and gratitude Aaron and Mark for all you do to uplift humanity and alleviate human suffering.

[@cloudryder3497]

None of us are alive or dead. We're in a constant state of becoming. See the newness created in every moment. See the Perfection. Love you Aaron namaste. Constantly in motion

[@kathrynphillips3710]

yes i agree..renewal and restoration everything is always transitioning.. "Aliveness" is the eternal energy from the formless into form but is always the same Aliveness or same essence..which we call God....🌟🙏🌟🙏🌟🙏

[@allysonyoki9361]

Cass???? 😇

[@cloudryder3497]

@@allysonyoki9361 ???

[@allysonyoki9361]

@@cloudryder3497 ummm yea that's what it. Is

[@allysonyoki9361]

I am alive btw

[@richardsnyder6413]

Gratitude 🙏

[@simthiam3712]

This episode is awesome !! So many gems in it.

[@aaronsances4399]

That was a great video 👏🏾 pure gold!

[@cocovee8131]

Thank you, bless you both.

[@SAMTHEILLUSIONIST]

Thank you for sharing light

[@TrustJesus23]

Great video and thank you both so much for explaining this awesome teaching!

[@vasantibhagwat9495]

Tricks of the illusion is exposed!!! It can not be anymore. Heartfelt gratitude Aaron🙏❤

[@kolskit]

So grateful that I started ACIM at your suggestion (through your videos). Today's workbook message: 'There is a peace that Christ bestows on us'. Had I read that a year ago I would have assumed that some outside force was bestowing peace upon me. To know that the Sonship bestows peace upon itself is so freeing. Giving and receiving are the same in truth!

[@vaia-tarot1107]

Fears about the future is an illusion happening in my experience.

[@Kingearth223]

The illusion of finding others to feel free 💚💙

[@ACIMwithGreg]

"illusions borrow your reality to appear real to you" WOW

[@AshNair26]

Heal our illusions and the silence becomes louder.

[@divinelink3160]

Mark said it...so damn good😃‼️

[@HighVibesTravel]

Thank you for all the content you put out brother ! God Bless you

[@PersephoneRising333]

Wonderfully expansive conversation! Thank you so much!! 🙏💓 It goes right along with a stark realization I had this morning that this is all a dream in the mind of God.. God is dreaming us.. and like in a lucid dream we just need to remember it’s a dream and “wake up” within it... and like you’re saying wake up to the illusions of ego and the matrix... there is no spoon or snake whatever the case may be... 🐍 🥄 I wrote on my arm Memento style “it’s a dream” ✨🌀✨ the illusions just fade like a mirage in the desert once you get close.. there’s nothing really there ✨ Loved this convo 💓 thank you both again 💕💕💕 Blessings 🕊🕊🕊

[@harleypalmer4031]

Thank you so much for this conversation! Keep driving this home!

[@MichaelLittle47]

I like the definition of a "prior dependency" to help define illusions. Well thought out and well spoken. Thank you.

[@RyotheRogue]

That last part where you explained how illusion feels so real because it borrows reality from that which is real, literally blows my mind. Thank you so much.

[@sovereign_soul_2024]

AWESOME. SO FREAKING AWESOME. Thank you, my brothers. love and light to you both.

[@TheGreenLanternLives]

I have heard the wave / ocean metaphor before....but the way Aaron just described it really hit home for me in a way it has not before.

[@nelsonleeroy]

My Ego says I'm the first to see that video, as it was just posted few seconds ago. I replied shut up and watch.

[@fepethepenguin8287]

Sry ur late. My ego says. See above .. ;;

[@astorrian6247]

Nelson Leeroy: My ego says..."quick, think of something funnier than Nelson"... I said, "calm down...Im all grown up here, dont need you anymore"...then I wrote this :(

[@fepethepenguin8287]

@@astorrian6247 and then what happened

[@Figment_Zero]

Using the word “my” before the word “ego” pretty much sums it up 🙏

[@astorrian6247]

@@fepethepenguin8287 I go your response...more food for the old ego! Will it ever end 🤔🤣

[@michelljohn3016]

Another gem!! 🤩 Thank you for the amazing analogies and taking us on an imagination journey with the snake in the road story! You make such profound messages, so much fun and playful that I can’t help but just laugh with a full heart and joy that God’s world is in fact perfect and made purely for enjoyment, experience and expression! 🙏❤️

[@gregglockhart9551]

Great dialogue!

[@Theoramma]

Love everyone and tell the truth

[@milicatepavac9498]

It’s such a shame that so many ACIM students are ironically dogmatic and lack openess to hear Aaron commentary too. Man, you rock! I am an ACIM student and I am amazed how much you truly understand it and being able to translate it to everyone! What a gift! Thank you ❤️

[@amyhodges5464]

Oh how funny - I thought our water hose was a snake today - my husband was around the corner of the house, rolling it up and as it went through the grass - sounded exactly like a snake. I had a moment of terror with my daughter in the yard before realizing- it was just the water hose. Lol - the synchronicity now of your analogy, Aaron - I love it. Thank you for another wonderful video!!

[@gill426]

This was incredible, thank you so, so much! I have written down so much and while writing it, a ton of more questions have arisen that I'd love to discuss so much! Like I really want to go deeper into this, I want to look deeper at the fabric of the Universe. One of the questions was - how can an illusion manifest into our physical lives just like a truth, how does that happen that we experience both as a physical reality, seemingly without difference!? This is honestly so mind-boggling and I'm fascinated! But I noticed that looking so deep into the Universe requires a much more grounded state than I'm currently in otherwise you border on psychosis. But it is SO fascinating though! I'm looking forward to more videos and from the bottom of my heart, your work has helped me immensely in my awakening and healing. I feel like you may also have a strong foundation in God's divine order that you already came into this life with, which is partly why you took this particular path of awakening. You two definitely work well together, you're very complimentary and you seem to grow well together. Your teachings have gotten more practical and rooted and sometimes Adam's additions and the way he explains is a wonderful way of putting things into a broader context so I can understand them. Thank you to both of you, this was wonderful. 🥰🙏🏼🌸

[@andrewtodd628]

Never really thought of it as, Life is the only doer. Makes alot of sense now. I just need to get out of it's way and let it flow.

[@traceylockhart6005]

Nicely done! You two crack me up!

[@jasmineflores9760]

Hahahaha! 🤣 This reminds me of when I was really little. I was a toddler likely about 2 years old. Just like the waves in the ocean and knot in a rope; My mom was brushing tangles out of my hair. She would say, “You have a lot of tangles!” I asked, “What are tangles?” I thought they must be a bunch of some sort of little things in my hair. I didn’t think of it in terms of being part of my hair. When she showed me the brush with tangled hair in it, I didn’t understand. I was looking closely, intent on finding some little things called tangles. I said, “I don’t see them.” She had to figure out my misunderstanding and completely break it down for me to grasp. 😅

[@beautifulrose8619]

That is a cute story. After I combed my granddaughter's hair. I told her I got your tangles out, she said, "let me see them." So the stories are a little similar.

[@javon144]

Cute ☺️

[@jaysilverstone7221]

Where ever you go: I will already be there.... Barry Long use to say "are you listening". Brilliant transmission guys.

[@10buk2]

after hearing this I can see and feel that my being weak behind the story of cancer, a story of years

[@aishs77]

Aaron Aaron Aaron !!! Immense love and gratitude for your love and light !! You always bring about spine chills, validations and hope. Thank you 😍🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️ ancient love flowing your way from india 🧚🏼‍♀️

[@daniellepost7634]

I love you both!! I always share your videos with my coaching clients and friends!!!

[@ronandheather3079]

I love you guys. Thank you for sharing!

[@TruePartyKing]

This is my best conversation yet, I look forward to having a conversation with you, Aaron, when God wills it. When that happens, I’ll never know but I’m loving the journey

[@iambenjamin76]

Dudes! This is by far one of your best talks yet! My favorite anyway! ON POINT! So exciting! I feel like mouse in the matrix just learning how to design programs or something. You guys rock, much love being thrown your way. ✌️ The I

[@tseeker438]

Another amazing video! Thanks brother. So many thanks! 🙏

[@erickduverge5226]

I miss the videos with you and Silvana. Great chemistry!

[@truthseekermedia]

Thank you for sharing this on KZbin. I have been promoting you on all my platforms. Humanity can greatly benefit from it - on the way into “fourth density”. 🙏🏻

[@Jibraan19]

Very cool Aaron. Great insight. "Just listen and Be that Will" 🙏🎶

[@amara6656]

perfect explanation of what we are going through right now......

[@RLDRemembrance]

I love this! I like the financial terms underlyers and derivatives. All things ego are derivatives. There is God and there are illusions. No derivative can exist without an underlyer and there is no intrinsic value of a derivative or meaning to it without an underlyer... ❤️

[@angeloc.3288]

Amazing video explaining illusions. Thank you guys.... 💚💖💚💖

[@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock]

"Do you want to know a little trick to get all the women to chase you?" asked the extremely physically attractive young woman in the ad that played even before one second of this video began playing. The Empire of the Ego is insidious on every level. But, hey, a guy's gotta make a living, right?

[@MileHighVibz]

Awesome Aaron!!!!

[@tedhind3567]

O dreamer, leave thy dreams for joyful waking, O captive, rise and sing, for thou art free; The Christ is here, all dreams of error breaking, Unloosing bonds of all captivity. He comes to bless thee on his wings of healing; To banish pain, and wipe all tears away; He comes anew, to humble hearts revealing The mounting footsteps of the upward way. He comes to give thee joy for desolation, Beauty for ashes of the vanished years; For every tear to bring full compensation, To give thee confidence for all thy fears. He comes to call the dumb to joyful singing; The deaf to hear; the blinded eyes to see; The glorious tidings of salvation bringing. O captive, rise, thy Savior comes to thee.

[@eftixismeni2010]

Truth = Being / Illusion = Doing

[@mariafreitas1406]

Hello Aaron,love the law of One,the book doesent exist in portugues 😭. Thanks from Portugal.😘

[@LCspice]

👑Gods Will Guided me 'Hear' to INjoy this Co-verse💫💙 Thank You💙💫💎🕊🏩🎵

[@spemo178]

I love you 💙

[@StarseedAlpha]

What is first is real. We are spirit first. So this reality is an illusion

[@Paula-go3tl]

8 months ago my husband had a stroke causing him not to be able to walk. Yes that has been our past. Everyday I pray that he will walk soon as I am exhausted caring for for him . Yes that is hope for the future. As I sit and type this I feel the world around me connected to all of it and everyone in it. That is my present for only a moment. It is hard to find separation in a 24/7 illusion.

[@beautifulrose8619]

Caretakers are really not thought of too much. I know you must be exhausted physically and mentally. Good luck.

[@Paula-go3tl]

@@beautifulrose8619 Thank you Cathy. I appreciate your words very much.

[@donaldathomas1155]

Pray as if he is already healed and you are full of gratitude ♥️♥️🙏🙏♥️♥️

[@Paula-go3tl]

@@donaldathomas1155 Thank you . I will practice this. A beautiful idea and feeling.

[@fornife5004]

You can only see what you are capable of seeing. The default is to be fed the sense of reality. Truth is nature. Within us and around us. Easy to deny though.

[@radicalhonesty3628]

It seems so wildly impossible to imagine that the people still willfully in a comatose state after a year of this insanity... will ever wake up. I don't know what to think any more... Sometimes I'm certain it's all a mass awakening happening at turtle-speed, and all is perfect; divine timing. Other times... watching zombies in masks, salivating with excitement over the mark of the beast... that's when I lose my ability to hold on to hope... (I also heard David icke speak in an interview about the coming of 6g and 7g! How will humanity survive that?)

[@thisnameinvolved]

We really need a new culture rooted in the balance of spirit and ego. We then need those people to explain to us how they plan on preventing or slowing down fragmentation of energy so that it doesn't wind up back in psychosis.

[@Brick2buddies]

God speaks only truth. Lies are from the devil

[@ravishing4533]

Although I also see phenomenal manifestation (out) as a component of that which is within...in the end it's ALL BEAUTIFUL ❤️

[@brentonl]

Every character in the dream is yourself.

[@Yuniunifuni]

I had a dream last night where I became lucid... I looked at a dream character and said, “Did you know we are dreaming and YOU ARE ME?!” Then their face started morphing into a million different forms that weren’t human. Somehow this reminded me of it.

[@ItachiUchiha-xk1fr]

I love this ! ✨

[@MrYeet-ip4qj]

💖

[@vickywhitesell5261]

I am 152 pages into The Law of One, Book one. All I can say about the 10 Commandments is "OMG I knew this"! A Creator who gives free will would NEVER say "Thou shall NOT" !!! Dont get me wrong, the 10 Suggestions are an ego check as to service to self or to others. If you love self-other self-God, "you will not....." voluntarily !

[@mamathemeat]

Oh man so dangerous for people involved in abusive relationships

[@quetzaelarrr]

Beatiful

[@yokai_G]

“The observer is the Observed”

[@allysonyoki9361]

Lies

[@suzygoletsos554]

So I AM, and everything else is an expression of the I AM. I AM the sea and my waves are an expression of the sea..

[@ilianamarisolromero7816]

Love it, although the ocean analogy always makes me feel resistance, the rope “ropes” me in. So, we’re all evolving towards Christ or Buddha state, and the suffering is our deep, hidden desire to be punished, delaying the changes in time what keeps us from enjoying the flow of things, seeing our creations.

[@gill426]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt resistance towards the ocean metaphor. The rope one was much better for me too! I'm not entirely sure I understood your second part very well but I'm a little tired. Maybe I'll understanding it some day later. ;)

[@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock]

In a nutshell: Illusions are dispelled through the simple act of disbelief. If you stop believing in the illusion, it will dissolve. Just like D&D taught us back in 1974.

[@evantochydlowski4787]

"Past and future, the mother of all illusions" 😆

[@gregglockhart9551]

It seems that we’re a rope that was born in a knot. To us,knotting is a way of life. I know that I’d be much happier were I not a square knot.

[@annapetras3501]

Thank you I really loved the conversation. So good, and true. Aaron did you come across Jeshua (Jesus) channeling the book The Way of Mastery?

[@christinanadeauallen656]

Not past no future, just now. This second, the NOW.

[@fornife5004]

We need our past and future to navigate the now. Or we are just a useless blob existing in the now.

[@MrAjf123]

The illusion is everything except earth, water, and soul.

[@darrenyoung4509]

I'm curious - has anyone else found that there is literally next to nothing to talk about with someone not (consciously) "on a spiritual path"?

[@MrYeet-ip4qj]

I f e e l. M y. S e l f. D r a w i n g. A w a y f r o m. M y f r e i n d s. A n d f a m i l y. I w a n t. A n e s c a p e a n d g r o w t h a n d I. M a n i f e s t e d. A l o v e. W h o i s a s c o r p i o a n d. L i v e s. O u t. O f. C o u n t r y. ♐🖤 I have grown so much with my progressive nature that lately I have been telling my Catholic family how much I do not like religion

[@candiceroccia6219]

I totally agree. my circle has gotten smaller and smaller. I am ok with that. :)

[@opaque1231]

Yeah

[@KasparJames]

Aaron you have to watch the movie "Bliss" with Selma Hayek. I would love your interpretation of this movie as I see a lot of parallels with The Law of One.

[@beautifulrose8619]

Never heard of it. I'm going to check it out.

[@dgnine4852]

Hi Aaron could you do a " what i eat in a day video " to help us with high vibrational eating , thank you .

[@fepethepenguin8287]

Bless ur food , and eat only what you feel led to..... waiting at least 33 minutes after cravings, to rule out cravings vs needs. Really that only takes a 15 mins or less. Use your internal knowing

[@fepethepenguin8287]

But if you're going for vibrational eating. That would be Fasting. Or like a true Shamanic medicine ceremony... only things like bananas and easy foods But food plants you towards root. Fasting elevates you to higher vibration

[@newsound7945]

Hi dude I really recommend to eat these almost everyday, these are rly good for you. I eat these almost everyday: kiwis, bananas, avokados, orange juice, a lot of vegetables and berries, some peanuts, bread, some good meat, seller, (seller juice) ceremonial cacao/raw cacao, green tea, pure L-theanine (capsules or powder), ashwagandha, d-vitamin, (some b-vitamins), (maybe magnesium), don't forget water and avoid added sugar. 12-14 hour intermittent fast is also really good to do every day, big part of that time passes just by sleeping. ✌

[@dianemorgan600]

Eat plant based, you will notice the difference immediately. Live fruits and veggies, stay away from processed foods and you are golden.

[@fepethepenguin8287]

@@dianemorgan600 yes processed foods obviously But only eat plant and u notice. Not true. Any ways. If ur looking for ultimate spiritual connection. Eat Nothing

[@10buk2]

I would love to be convinced that TBI is an illusion because I live in this world.

[@10buk2]

As I have said before life is challenging is brain damage from metastatic cancer, slows me down, and disconnected.

[@samanthakemp2797]

I'm struggling to just remind myself that Aaron just spent an amazing vacation with a perfect blonde is my illusion 😄. Lucky lady lol

[@ravishing4533]

"I". Tee hee...words fail...it's all me.. 😂

[@FilmBritt]

The same as "knowing things". This so called "knowing" is dependent on memory.

[@shadvaira3231]

So dam good

[@barcelona12ist]

I totally get what you guys are saying, everything besides god is an ilusion. But what about the thought, that some sort of crisis/challenges can be used for spiritual growth and then get you bigger breaktroughs in life? do crisis happen when we're way down the road of misalingment and somehow have to ride out the effects of not being alinged with god? and god turns this "bad" situation/crisis into our highest good??

[@trevelinadelmar4534]

What you say about illusion equally applies to the HS, if you do not believe in It , would it dissappeared? Plus, we are Totally Dependent on the HS...but your definition of illusion uses the word dependency...

[@NickAlakersfan]

Hey Aaron, I’m just curious. How often do you find yourself being driven by ego and have to bring yourself to the “I am” as observer of your experience? If you do at all....

[@rutniktrainer]

Isn't any goal you make for yourself ego driven. When you say I want to be a ( fill in the blank) isn't that a separate self manifestation? How can you become anything without the ego telling you that's what you want to be?

[@opaque1231]

Yeah exactly my question. X

[@happy_learner]

Being is your true Self, it's unchangeable always this. Becoming is always of the ego. If you mean having a certain goal or job that's doing. You can do under the guidance of the holy spirit or of the ego. That's your choice. Does that answer your question?

[@michaeldanielson3098]

How does this change the experience of suffering?

[@Charvyification]

Suffering is an illusions..

[@discussionswithdamara3224]

I am looking for a new good book any recommendations?

[@rutniktrainer]

Aaron I know you can appreciate this. I want to go into a tough bodybuilding cycle because the discipline keeps me focused on positive goals. However I am fully aware that bodybuilding is an ego driven sport. How do I balance these two opposing forces that exist simultaneously?

[@rutniktrainer]

@@AaronAbke thanks. Because of your videos I have read A Course in Miracles and more importantly understand it. I also have begun to recognize which thoughts come from the ego. I see that the ego is a part of the game of life and try to keep myself on a path of service to all. What serves me is in line with that as long as it doesn't come at the detriment of others. Thanks for everything you provide 🙂

[@Zephyr.Lo-Renz]

What is the name of that intro music? I've heard it before but cannot recall the name of the track.

[@gayle1548]

Great video. Thank you!! I have a question how illusion plays into health issues. If someone is dealing with any illness or disease. Is that an illusion? If they are suffering with pain or disability how does this fit into telling ones self this is just an illusion?

[@happy_learner]

According to 'A course in miracles' all bodies are an illusion. In fact the whole world is an illusion. A healthy body is as much an illusion as a sick one. If you can keep your peace often even when your body is ill, in pain or you have a disability, that is a lot more healthy than someone with a healthy body getting angry often or judging and blaming. It's the one mind outside time and space that's responsible for believing in the separation from God and projecting a world with pain and suffering. We all together are the one mind that is as God created it and that just for an instant believed the tiny mad idea of separation and things contrary to God that let to the making of this world. It's already over, we're just looking back at it. No guilt, let's just wake up to Reality in God. It's not a personal fault. Let no one feel guilty about pain or illness. Just try to find your innate peace and ask guidance from the holy spirit. You can be a great example for people sick or not.

[@gayle1548]

@@happy_learner Wow thank you for a great reply!! The most difficult thing for me is to see others in pain or suffering. This was very helpful. I'm only a few months into this and Aaron has been a great teacher. You obviously have been learning and paying attention. Thank you so much!!!

[@happy_learner]

@@gayle1548 you're welcome, and thank you.👍

[@SAMTHEILLUSIONIST]

Me being a magician also know a lot about illusion lol

[@10buk2]

is this presentation going to be the same thing we see in 2022